{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a0729433fd6979bfc735ddc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The complex masculinity of UFC","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1778849438537-07d27989-7b17-4f71-866a-3b71da9493f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Donald Trump will mark his 80th birthday with <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/05/14/what-donald-trump-could-learn-from-the-ufc?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a gladiatorial spectacle</a> next month. The president, a longtime fan of combat sports, is hosting an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight night on the south lawn of the White House. What does the president’s patronage of the sport <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/05/03/young-men-are-souring-on-donald-trump?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reveal about America</a>?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, US editor and host of “Checks and Balance”</li><li>Charlotte Howard, executive editor&nbsp;</li><li>James Bennet, Lexington columnist</li><li>Natalie Adams, professor at the University of Alabama</li><li>Dan Cassino, professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>UFC</li><li>The history of masculinity</li><li>How men vote</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}